joshofstl
New Member
Like the majority of monks in the game, I have mostly made my living as a healing monk, but as I've reached higher levels I've seen the demand for protection monks grow somewhat, so I decided to dabble some. After a completely disastrous first go at it, I tinkered around in the field with some NPC's and finally came up with a build I have some liking for.
Here it is:
Reversal of Fortune: cheap, quick recharge, pseudo-heal spell
Protective Spirit: good for energy spikes
Aegis / Guardian: Aegis for larger groups, Guardian for small ones
Peace and Harmony (elite): adds 1 arrow to regen for 90+ secs
Life Bond: redirects half of ally damage to me; I use on 1 or 2 tanks
Blessed Aura: adds 33% time to enchantments; makes first 4 spells much longer
Blessed Signet: recovers energy based on # of enchantments
Rebirth: of course
I also considered using Mark of Protection or Shield of Regeneration as my elite, both of which are solid spells. I opted for Peace and Harmony because I found energy shortages to be a persistent problem as a protect monk, even without holding enchantments like Life Bond... and MoP and SoR are both expensive (15 energy) spells to cast on just one person. Peace and Harmony is just 5, and it yeilds an extra regen arrow. Plus, Blessed Aura extends PaH out to about 2 minutes.
Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm trying to build the best protect build here.
Josh
Here it is:
Reversal of Fortune: cheap, quick recharge, pseudo-heal spell
Protective Spirit: good for energy spikes
Aegis / Guardian: Aegis for larger groups, Guardian for small ones
Peace and Harmony (elite): adds 1 arrow to regen for 90+ secs
Life Bond: redirects half of ally damage to me; I use on 1 or 2 tanks
Blessed Aura: adds 33% time to enchantments; makes first 4 spells much longer
Blessed Signet: recovers energy based on # of enchantments
Rebirth: of course
I also considered using Mark of Protection or Shield of Regeneration as my elite, both of which are solid spells. I opted for Peace and Harmony because I found energy shortages to be a persistent problem as a protect monk, even without holding enchantments like Life Bond... and MoP and SoR are both expensive (15 energy) spells to cast on just one person. Peace and Harmony is just 5, and it yeilds an extra regen arrow. Plus, Blessed Aura extends PaH out to about 2 minutes.
Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm trying to build the best protect build here.
Josh